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ID#: 7852
Caption: This historic photograph, created sometime around 1932, shows participants in the Tuskegee Syphilis Study. In this particular view, an African-American man was being x-rayed, while in the standing position.
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Content Providers(s): CDC/ Betty Hooper, OCD; Inf. Office
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Links: CDC – National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention; U.S. Public Health Service Syphilis Study at Tuskegee
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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment
Diagnosis
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures
Diagnostic Imaging
Radiography
Densitometry, X-Ray
Diseases
Bacterial Infections and Mycoses
Bacterial Infections
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections
Treponemal Infections
Syphilis
Spirochaetales Infections
Treponemal Infections
Syphilis
Infection
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial
Syphilis
Geographic Locations
Geographic Locations
Americas
North America
United States
Appalachian Region
Alabama
Southeastern United States
Alabama
Health Care
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services
Health Personnel
Medical Staff
Persons
Persons
Age Groups
Adult
Men
Patients
Population Groups
Ethnic Groups
African Americans
Copyright Restrictions: None - This image is in the public domain and thus free of any copyright restrictions.
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